1955 Map of Flaxman Island A-1

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The Arctic National Wildlife Range dominates the shoreline of the Beaufort Sea in this mid-1950s survey of Alaska's northern coast. The landscape is defined by the braided deltas of the Okpilak River and Hulahula River, which flow northward into the Arctic waters alongside Sadlerochit River. Evidence of human movement through this remote coastal environment is visible in the form of a Tractor Trail that skirts the coast near Anderson Point. Coastal features like Arey Island and the shallow waters of Camden Bay are meticulously charted, with hydrographic data integrated from USC&GS charts. Smaller drainages such as Kajutakrok Creek and Nataragarok Creek highlight the intricate drainage patterns that characterize this tundra region before later twentieth-century developments.